Lovell v. Rowan Mutual Fire Insurance

HUSKINS, Justice:

As the Court of Appeals recognized, this case presents a question of first impression in this State. Simply stated, the issue here is whether the innocent wife can recover under an insurance policy issued to her husband, which insures property owned by them as tenants by the entirety, when the loss by fire resulted from intentional burning of the property by the husband. Relying mainly on the special incidents of a tenancy by the entirety, the Court of Appeals held the wife’s recovery barred by the actions of her husband. We reverse. Proper application of the more relevant…